Panel urges expansion of kidney transplant facilities across govt medical colleges

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A parliamentary committee on health and family welfare has highlighted a critical shortage of kidney transplant infrastructure in India, with over 61,000 patients currently on waiting lists. The panel has recommended that transplant facilities be established in at least three government medical colleges in larger states and one each in smaller states and union territories. The committee also called for time-bound targets to increase the number of organ retrieval centres nationwide. Special emphasis was placed on improving transplant infrastructure in underserved and hilly regions that currently lack adequate medical facilities.

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